3. Problem Solving:
"Problem Solving activities promote critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-based learning. Problem solving structures include: information searches, peer feedback activities, parallel problem solving, sequential problem solving, telepresent problem solving, simulations, and social action projects" (1998, Harris).
3.1 Social Action Projects: The Hunger Site http://www.thehungersite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites
Opens up opportunities for deeper inquiry: Exposure to advertisements and an opportunity for students to take a different look at advertising; issues orientation around globalization and transnational flow of resources/people. How do we know if the food is getting there? If the links are not working, do they 'get paid'? Do I give food to the food bank? Do I organize a food drive? Do I ask why people need food from the food bank?
Micro-Lending and Peer-to-Peer Micro-Credit
Is this a better social action website than the one above? What questions would you ask the authors of the website? Kiva.org Zopa.com Prosper.com
The World Community Grid - Harnessing distributed computing for global challenges.
"Problem Solving activities promote critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-based learning. Problem solving structures include: information searches, peer feedback activities, parallel problem solving, sequential problem solving, telepresent problem solving, simulations, and social action projects" (1998, Harris).
3.1 Social Action Projects:
The Hunger Site http://www.thehungersite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites
Opens up opportunities for deeper inquiry:
Exposure to advertisements and an opportunity for students to take a different look at advertising; issues orientation around globalization and transnational flow of resources/people.
How do we know if the food is getting there? If the links are not working, do they 'get paid'?
Do I give food to the food bank? Do I organize a food drive? Do I ask why people need food from the food bank?
Micro-Lending and Peer-to-Peer Micro-Credit
Is this a better social action website than the one above? What questions would you ask the authors of the website?
Kiva.org
Zopa.com
Prosper.com
The World Community Grid - Harnessing distributed computing for global challenges.
3.2 Primary Source Problem Solving:
http://dohistory.org
Archives Canada
Evidence Web
3.3 Student Filmmaking Projects
Digital Storytelling Recipe Book http://www.storycenter.org
3.4 Webquests:
3.5 Media Awareness
Deconstructing a website: martinlutherking [dot] org. We have intentionally broken the link to this website so that the popularity is not driven up on search engines.
For a more appropriate (and accurate) site visit http://www.mlkmemorial.org
Search for its origins of martinlutherking [dot] org: www.samspade.org
Media Awareness Network of Canada:
http://www.media-awareness.ca
Young Canadians in a Wired World - Phase II Research
Pew Internet and American Life Research
3.6 Political Economy of Search
Deconstructing the political economy of search: http://sem.smallbusiness.yahoo.com/searchenginemarketing/marketingcost.php
Search engines with "term bidding" agreements: Yahoo.com or Altavista.com
Who currently has the highest bid results for the term 'global warming' in Yahoo or Altavista?
Who own's the websites in the top of the 'paid' search results: www.samspade.org http://www.dnsstuff.com/
What are the top global Internet sites? Alexa.com